Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo

"Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo" is the twenty-third episode of the tenth season of The Simpsons. It first aired on May 16, 1999.

The Simpsons episodes
Episode nos.	Season 10 Episodes 23
Directed by	Jim Reardon
Written by	Donick Cary Dan Greaney
Production code	AABF20
George Takei as Wink Denice Kumagai as Japanese mother Karen Maruyama as Japanese stewardess Gedde Watanabe as Japanese father and waiter Keone Young as Sumo wrestler
Episode features
Chalkboard gag	"I'm so very tired"
Couch gag	The Simpsons sit on the couch, but get sucked inside and come out on shredded paper.
Commentary	Matt Groening Mike Scully Donick Cary George Meyer Ron Hauge Matt Selman Jim Reardon

Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo Media

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  George Takei, one of The Simpsons staff's "favorite guest-stars", portrayed Wink, the game show host in the episode.

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  The episode lampoons several aspects of Japanese culture. This image depicts the graves of the forty-seven Ronin, of whom Bart and Homer participate in a kabuki play.

Other websites

• "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo" at the Internet Movie Database